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NEPS 325
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
04/10/2011

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Stages of Development for the modern Primary Health Nurse
Definition
1. Control of disease by cleanliness
2.Scientific Control of Communicable Disease
3.Period of health education
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5 principals of primary health care
Definition
Accessibility
Intersectoral collaboration
Technology
Health Promotion
Public Participation
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4 Key Pillars of Primary Health Care
Definition
Working In teams
Sharing Info
Access
Healthy Living
Term
Epidemiology
Definition
Study of the distribution & determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, & the application of this study to control health problems
Term
Descriptive epidemiology
Definition
Describes the distribution of health events (who, what, where, when)
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Analytic Epidemiology
Definition
searches for determinants of health events (how, why)
Term
John Snow
Definition
1850s, London- father of epidemiology
Term
Prevalence Rate
Definition
total number of events in a population in a designated time period
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Incidence Rate
Definition
Number of new events in a population over a specific time period
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Relative Risk
Definition
Determines if a relationship or association exists b/w a health condition and a specific factor
Term
Attributable Risk
Definition
Determines difference b/w incidence rates for those exposed and those not exposed to risk factor
Term
Canadian Community Health Nursing (CCHN) Standards of Practice
Definition
Promoting Health
Building Capacity
Building Relationships
Facilitating Access & Equity
Professional Responsibility/ Accountability
Term
Ottawa Charter, 5 Strategies
Definition
Build Healthy Public Policy
Create Supportive Environments for Health
Strengthen Community Action for Health
Develop Personal Skills
Re-orient Health Services
Term
Diffusion of Innovation Theory
Definition
One tries to get the "innovators" or "early adopters" to buy into the new innovation (ex. immunization). These people then spread the word and apply pressure on other groups of people. Once you get the innovators and early adopters on board, you may change your msg to address concerns of the conservative groups
Term
5 Elements Affecting Rate of Diffusion
Definition
1. Innovation Attributes
2. Communication Channels
3. Social System
4. Innovation Process
5. Adopter Categories
Term
Types of Innovation Decisions
Definition
Optional
Collective
Authority
Term
Strategies to facilitate Innovation Adoption
Definition
1. Modeling
2. Incentives
3. Guided Mastery
4. Self-Application of acquired skills
5. Social Contracting
Term
Home Health Nursing Goal
Definition
to initiate, manage, and evaluate resources needed to promote the activities necessary to promote the clients optimal level of well-being
Term
Public Health Nursing Goal:
Definition
to improve the health of the community by disease prevention and promoting healthy behaviors
Term
Occupational Health Nursing
Definition
Focus on health promotion, illness, injury prevention, and protection from environmental hazards
Term
Forensic Nursing
Definition
The practice of nursing globally when health and legal systems intersect
Term
Parish Nurse
Definition
A registered nurse with specialized knowledge, who is called to ministry and affirmed by a faith community to promote health, healing and wholeness
Term
Theory of Planned Behavior
Definition
Human action is guided by:
1) Behavioral Beliefs (Attitude toward the behavior)
2. Normative Beliefs (subjective norm)
3. Control Beliefs (Perceived Behavioral Control)
--> these lead to a behavior intention, resulting in the behavior
Term
Health Belief Model
Definition
Helps deal with compliance
-based on behavioral science theory and research and adapted to examine health problems and behavior. A decision model that helps explain and predict health behaviors with focus on attiudes
-->Perceived benefits, barriers, susceptibility, and severity contribute to likelihood of taking preventive action
Term
Transtheoretical Model
Definition
An individual performance of a given behavior is determined by his/her readiness to change. Includes precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance
Term
Health Promotion Model
Definition
Person's individual characteristics, experiences, behavior-specific cognitions, affect, and past behavioral outcomes determine one's performance or behavior.
Term
Harm Reduction
Definition
Priority is placed on decreasing negative consequences of a behavior, rather than on eliminating the behavior all together.
Term
Continuity of Care
Definition
Coherent care with seamless transitions
Term
Continuity of Care Checklist
Definition
1. Informational Continuity
2. Relational Continuity
3. Management Continuity
4. Barriers to Continuity
Term
Building Healthy Public Policy (Part of Ottawa Charter of Rights 5 Strategies)
Definition
Puts health on the agenda policy makers in all sectors and at all levels, directing them to be aware of health consequences of their decisions and to accept their responsibilities for health
-coordinated action that leads to health, income, and social policies, that foster greater equity
Term
Create Supportive Environments for Health (Ottawa Charter, 5 Strategies)
Definition
Changing patterns of life, work, and leisure have a significant impact on health
-Living and working conditions should be safe, stimulating, satisfying, and enjoyable
Term
Strengthen Community Action for Health (Ottawa Charter, 5 strategies)
Definition
Work through concrete and effective community action in setting priorities, making decisions, planning strategies, and implementing them to achieve better health
-Heart of process: empowering communities
Term
Develop Personal Skills (Ottawa Charter, 5 Strategies)
Definition
Support personal and social development through providing information, education, for health, and enhancing life skills
-This will increase options available to people to exercise more control over their health
Term
Re-orient Health Services (Ottawa Charter, 5 Strategies)
Definition
The responsibility for health promotion in health services is shared among individuals, community groups, health professionals, health service institutions and government- must work towards a health care system which contributes to the pursuit of health
Term
Promoting Health (CCHN Standards of Practice)
Definition
Health is dynamic process of physical, mental, spiritual, and social well-being
-Health is a resource for everyday life
Term
Building Capacity (CCHN Standards of Practice)
Definition
Process of actively involving individuals, groups, organizations, and communities in all phases of planned change for the purpose of increasing their skills, knowledge, and willingness to take action on their own future
-identify relevant issues and build off of strengths
Term
Building Relationships (CCHN Standards of Practice)
Definition
Based upon the principles of connecting and caring
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Facilitating Access and Equity (CCHN Standards of Practice)
Definition
CHN embrace philosophy of primary health care and collaboratively identify and facilitate universal and equitable access to available services
-Advocacy is a key strategy to meet identified needs
Term
Professional responsibility/ accountability (CCHN Standards of Practice)
Definition
Works with a high degree of autonomy in providing programs and services
-accountable to strive for excellence, to ensure that their knowledge is evidenced-based, current, and maintains competence, and for the overall quality of their own practice
Term
High Prevalence
Definition
Better Tx to prolong life
Term
High Incidence
Definition
Improved screening
Term
Low Prevalence
Definition
Poor tx= deaths, or a cure is found
Term
Low Incidence
Definition
Poor screening
Term
Victorian Order of Nurses
Definition
Canada's largest, national, not-for-profit, charitable home and community care organization
Term
Nurse Entrepreneur
Definition
Owner and operator of business that offers nursing services to the public
-receive private payment for services
Term
Faith Community Nurse
Definition
RN Hired or recognized by a faith community to carry out an intentional health promotion ministry
Term
Categories of Innovation Adopters
Definition
1. Innovators
2. Early Adopters
3. Early Majority
4. Late Majority
5. Laggards
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